Forget much of what you knew about the breakup of the Beatles...

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12. I believe the first (non British) artist signed by Apple was James Taylor...

who I consider to be a talent on par with Paul McCartney.

"Peter Asher was A&R head for the Beatles' newly formed label Apple Records.[34] Taylor gave a demo tape of songs, including "Something In The Way She Moves," to Asher,[35] who then played the demo for Beatles Paul McCartney and George Harrison. McCartney remembers his first impression: "I just heard his voice and his guitar and I thought he was great ... and he came and played live, so it was just like, 'Wow, he's great.'"[34] Taylor became the first non-British act signed to Apple,[34] and he credits Asher for "opening the door" to his singing career.[35] Taylor said of Asher, who later became his manager, "I knew from the first time that we met that he was the right person to steer my career. He had this determination in his eye that I had never seen in anybody before."